Our Healthy Eating Recipe Pasta with Salmon and B

Our Healthy Eating Recipe
Pasta with Salmon and Broccoli
Broccoli1
Ingredients for four people
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Egg pasta for four people
1 head of broccoli, cut into florets
400g salmon fillet cooked to your liking
1 Small tub of crème fraiche
1 tablespoon of fresh dill, chopped finely
Black pepper
Grated parmesan and basil to serve
Instructions
Cook enough pasta for four people according to packet instructions. About 4-5 minutes before the
end of the pasta cooking time, add the broccoli to the same pan. Meanwhile, in another (nonstick)
large pan, very gently heat about half the tub of crème fraiche and the dill. When the pasta and
broccoli are cooked, drain and add them to the cream mixture. When the salmon is cooked, flake at
and add to the pasta, broccoli and cream. Add black pepper to taste; mix in and heat through. If
necessary/ desired add more crème fraiche. Serve in warmed bowls, garnished with grated
parmesan and basil.
Nutrimenthe
Nutrimenthe is a research project partly funded by the European Commission which is looking at
the effect of certain nutrients on the mental performance of children. The project brings together a
team of expert child health researchers who have set up long term studies around Europe to
monitor the effects of these nutrients before birth and during infancy and childhood on behaviour,
development and intelligence of children. The project is being coordinated by the University of
Granada, Spain, and is running for five years until 2013.
The nutrients being studied include B-vitamins (including folate), iron, zinc and especially omega 3
fatty acids as their role in children’s mental performance is much debated in Europe currently. An
excellent source of omega 3 fatty acids is oily fish, for example, salmon.
The ingredients in the recipe reproduced here contain nutrients being investigated by Nutrimenthe
and will be good for adults and children alike.
The benefits of eating oily fish2
There is good evidence that eating oily fish reduces the risk of death from heart disease, as they
are a good source of omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are important for the development
of the central nervous system in babies, before and after they are born. There is some evidence
suggesting that if women eat oily fish when they are pregnant and when breastfeeding this helps
their baby's development. Everyone should eat at least two portions of fish a week, including one
portion of oily fish. A portion is 140g.
The nutrient content of the recipe
Nutrients being studied
by Nutrimenthe
Nutrimenthe
Function2
Ingredient in recipe
Omega 3 fatty acids
Helps prevent heart disease.
Important for women who are pregnant or breast feeding
because they help a baby’s central nervous system to
develop.
Salmon
Zinc
Helps us process carbohydrate, protein and fat.
Helps with the healing of wounds.
Helps make new cells and enzymes.
Salmon
Crème fraiche
Iron
Required for making red blood cells, which transport
oxygen around the body.
Salmon
Broccoli
Folate
Helps form healthy red blood cells.
Reduces the risk of neural tube defects such as spina
bifida in unborn babies.
Broccoli
Basil
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Over the coming years, Nutrimenthe expects to generate a wealth of new information on the food
intake of children from its studies and to link this to mental performance measurements in a large
population across Europe. Nutrimenthe aims to establish positive dietary recommendations for the
nutrients on this card, especially omega 3 fatty acids, and to improve the knowledge of parent’s,
teachers and industry thus laying the basis for appropriate health claims about how diet affects
mental performance in children.
If you would like to know more about Nutrimenthe, please contact Tania Anjos
[email protected] or Claire Horton [email protected] or visit our
website www.nutrimenthe.eu
Sources:
1: Recipe based on http://www.mumsnet.com/Recipes?call=RecipePage&pid=1504
2: Information from the Food Standards Agency UK website. http://www.food.gov.uk/